The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-18
READING FOR THE DAY.

[SUNDAY-scHooL REVIEW FOR QUARTER, SEPT. 25.l
Bishop Walker: An earnest falsehood will do
more than a coward truth
Do all the good you can in The world, and
make as little noise aooutit as possible.
Paul Faber: If, when thou makest bargain.
thou thinkest only of myself and thy gain, thou
art q servant OF mammon.
Nine. de Stael: The voice of conscience is SO
delicate that il is easy to stide it; but it is also
so clear that il is impossible to mistake it.
London has a great problem 1t has 1900. 900
people unable to get into place of worship In
central London, with 2. 600 600, there is only ac
commodstion for GOO, 600.
Spurgeon: You must not suppose that the
two or week two which surround conversion.
Goodness is lifelong business,
No endeavor is in vain;
It's reward is in the doing,
And the rapture of pursuing
Is the prize of vanquishsd gain
-Longfellow.
Louisa M. Alcott: A quiet life often makes
itself felt in better ways than one that the world
sees and applauds, and some of the noblest are
never known till they end, leaving a void in
many hearts
Chinese characters, has been published for the
use of the blind IN China. This is the 25Oth
language in which portions of the Bible have
been printed for blind Scripture readers.
Sometimes one has more flowers piled on his
coffin and grave than he ever bad given to him
in all his life. We want flowers while we
living. The dead past all that If we
would do good let us do it while we are alive
to those who are living.
The Interior: We are not afraid TO 60 alone
journey to strange place where we are
that friend will meet at the end of the
journey. The husband In a distant city tele-
graphs to his wife to come to him. and he will
be at the station to receive her. She has faith
in him. She sits amid strangers in the all
day. She enters this depot filled with strangers
at night But there is the one familiar face.
there are the outstretched arms of love. and the
loneliness that faith cheered during the journey
ends in joyous fruition. But blessed
Saviour does not ask us to go far away in the
spirit world with the assurance that he will
meet by and by He comes down to the
starting point of the strange journey. He takes
us to himself the moment we enter the chariot
of death.
"Press on" This is a speech. brief, but full
of inspiration, and opening the way to all vic
tory. 1t solves the problem of all heroes; 1t is
the rule by which to weigh rightly all wonderful
successes and triumphal marches to fortune and
genius. 1t should be the motto of all. old and
young. high and low. fortunate and unfortunate,
so-called. Press on!" Never despair. never be
discouraged. however stormy the heavens. how
dark the way however great the difficulties
and repeated failures. Press on" If fort
uns has played false with thee to-day do thou
play true for thyself tomorrow. IL unfort-
innate bargain has derapged thy business. do not
fold thy arms and give I'D ali as lost, but stir
myself and work the more vigorously. Let the
fooshness of yesterday make thee wise to day.
If another has been false to thee, do not thou
say tho world has lost all its poetry and beauty;
It's not so and even il it be so. make thine own
poetry and beauty by living true. an3, above
all, a religious life.
Gottnold, the eminent German court preacher,
says: "God is center to the SOUL and just
in a circle, what is nearest the is subject
to least motion, So the closer the soul is to God
the less the movement and agitation which
il is exposed. Make the experiment upon a level
area: sink staff into the ground
and attach it TO a line, and around
it, a center, describe circle of considerable
extent; then bid some Friend walk round that
circle while you do the same round another
drawn at a short distance from the staff You
will find that your friend will have to walk long
and fast TO accomplish his task, but that few
steps will be enough for yours. 1t is the
with the soul. The greater its distance from
GOD and from spiritual and heavenly things,
the wider the circuit it will have to make. the
faster IL will have tn speed without knowing
why. and the more IL will seek but be unable to
find rest He. however. who by devotion and
faith, love and resignation, keeps as near as
possible to God fms that which his heart de-
siregn